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- noun A
sulfonamide antibacterial combination oftrimethoprim andsulfamethoxazole , in theratio of 1 to 5, used in thetreatment of a variety ofbacterial infections .
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Whether withdrawal of SP for treatment will lead to re-emergence of SP-sensitive parasites is unknown, but the widespread use of other antifolates such as cotrimoxazole may inhibit any such process.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Gaoqian Feng et al. 2010
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As of June 2005, an estimated 4 million children were in need of cotrimoxazole, a readily available antibiotic costing only $.03 per day per child.
Greg Gutfeld: NY Times Is Stupider than Me, I think! ; ) 2008
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The World Health Organisation recommends giving cotrimoxazole to
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It showed that daily doses of cotrimoxazole were effective in delaying the onset of the disease in HIV-positive children, despite wide levels of bacterial resistance.
No Place Left to Bury the Dead Nicole Itano 2007
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Only about 64,000 of the babies born to HIV-infected mothers - about a quarter of them - started cotrimoxazole prophylaxis, to prevent opportunistic infections that can be fatal.
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HIV/AIDS, said UNAIDS and the World Health Organization would prepare a policy recommendation endorsing the use of the ant-pneumonia drug, cotrimoxazole, based on findings by a panel of experts last week.
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The drug, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole or cotrimoxazole is used to treat several ailments including urinary tract infections and bronchitis.
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Identified 6,398 HIV-positive people and started 1,400 of them on TB preventive therapy and 904 on cotrimoxazole prophylaxis.
ANC Today 2000
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The agency sponsored studies in South Africa and Malawi, preliminary results of which confirmed that cotrimoxazole is safe in HIV-infected people.
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"But if there is a real chance that using cotrimoxazole can improve the quality of life of millions of HIV-infected Africans, then we have an obligation to take it seriously," Piot said in a statement.
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